Tag Archives: Robert K. Stephen

RKS CANADIAN Film: “Full Asian”: Potato Salad or Rice and Careful About What You Wish For

Benny (Skene Kittle) half Japanese and half Caucasian undergoes a “Beyond Asian” procedure which erases all non-Asian heritage and implants artificial memories transforming Benny into a Full Asian. A journey into what being fully white or fully Asian might have been and Benny’s reaction to those different scenarios. Rather psychedelic and complex short film leadingContinue reading “RKS CANADIAN Film: “Full Asian”: Potato Salad or Rice and Careful About What You Wish For”

RKS CANADIAN Film: “The Last Caller”: Death, Resurrection and Sex at the Bingo Hall

It is the 25th anniversary of the bingo hall and a documentary film crew is there to film it all. Dave (David Landmark) is the caller. A nerdy guy that has been calling since the age of 12 but he barely possesses the ability to ride his bicycle without crashing it. Dave has throat problemsContinue reading “RKS CANADIAN Film: “The Last Caller”: Death, Resurrection and Sex at the Bingo Hall”

“Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: LEARNING HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH HUMANS: THE SNOUT NUDGE

LEARNING HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH HUMANS: THE SNOUT NUDGE I have found the “snout nudge” is highly effective. When I want attention, particularly when its playtime (which is just about all the time when I am not napping or sleeping) I just push my snout against the nearest human body part and Bob or Fay,Continue reading ““Lost in Puppydom: Rory Dylan Stephen’s Puppydom”: LEARNING HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH HUMANS: THE SNOUT NUDGE”

RKS Literature: Vice and Corruption Meet the Dregs of Parisian Society (Guy de Maupassant)

“The place reeked of vice and corruption and the dregs of Parisian society in all its rottenness gathered there: cheats, common and cheap hacks rubbed shoulders with under-age dandies, old roués and rogues, sleazy underworld types once notorious for things best forgotten mingled with other small-time crooks and speculators, dabblers in dubious ventures, frauds, pimpsContinue reading “RKS Literature: Vice and Corruption Meet the Dregs of Parisian Society (Guy de Maupassant)”

RKS Literature: Predatory Women and Booze Sodden Men Looking for a Fight (Guy de Maupassant)

“A noisy, rambunctious crowd filled the floating restaurant. The wooden tables, sticky and awash with streams of spilt drink, were covered with half empty glasses and surrounded by half-tipsy customers. The crowds sang and shouted and brawled. Red faced, belligerent men, their hats tipped at the backs of their heads and their eyes glassy withContinue reading “RKS Literature: Predatory Women and Booze Sodden Men Looking for a Fight (Guy de Maupassant)”

RKS Literature: Vulgarity and Idiocy (Guy de Maupassant)

“On the land adjoining La Grenouillère strollers were sauntering under gigantic trees which helped make this part of the island one of the most delightful parks imaginable. Busty women with peroxided hair and nipped-in waists could be seen made up to the nines with blood red lips and black-kohled eyes. Tightly laced into their garishContinue reading “RKS Literature: Vulgarity and Idiocy (Guy de Maupassant)”

RKS 2026 CANADIAN WINE: Oxley 2021 Syrah from Lake Erie North Shore

The Liquor Control Board of Ontario’s 11April2026 Vintages catalogue describing this wine states, “Syrah is challenging to grow in Ontario, flourishing in only a select few ideal climates.” Very true. Aroma: Black fruit predominates primarily black currant and blackberry. Root beer. A certain smokiness. Palate: Tart red cherry. Lacking in richness. Mild tannins and acidsContinue reading “RKS 2026 CANADIAN WINE: Oxley 2021 Syrah from Lake Erie North Shore”

RKS CANADIAN Film: “Mould”: Brittle Mental Health

Stevie (Stephanie Petallano) is a twenty something waking up to a surprise believing her hands are moulded clay. At her workplace her clay hands transform into porcelain and the rest of her face into clay save for her eyes. Her mind deceives her as she is the sole witness to this horrific and imaginary transformation.Continue reading “RKS CANADIAN Film: “Mould”: Brittle Mental Health”

RKS Literature: Yankee Whalers as Sea Peasants (Herman Melville)

 “To be sure, from the small number of English whalers, such meetings do not very often occur, and when they do occur there is too apt to be sort of a shyness between them; for your Englishman is rather reserved, and your Yankee, he does not fancy that sort of thing in anybody but himself.Continue reading “RKS Literature: Yankee Whalers as Sea Peasants (Herman Melville)”